MolluscaBase taxon details
Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
581144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581144)
accepted
Subspecies
Afrocominella elongata (Dunker, 1857) · unaccepted
Afrocominella multistriata (W. H. Turton, 1932) · unaccepted
Cominella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915 · unaccepted
Cominella elongata Dunker, 1857 · unaccepted
Euthria multistriata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted
Euthria simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) · unaccepted
Fusus simonianus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852 · unaccepted (original combination)
Glypteuthria solidissima Tomlin, 1932 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Fusus simonianus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Petit de la Saussaye, [S.]. (1852). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3: 162-165, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856673 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape Agulhas
type locality contained in Cape Agulhas [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581144 on 2025-09-12
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original description
(of Cominella elongata Dunker, 1857) Dunker, W. (1857). Mollusca nova collectionis Cumingianae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 24: 354-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12860914
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Fusus simonianus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Petit de la Saussaye, [S.]. (1852). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3: 162-165, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856673 [details]
original description (of Cominella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 48, pl. 3, fig. 7. [details]
original description (of Euthria multistriata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 54, pl. 12, sp. 405. [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Glypteuthria solidissima Tomlin, 1932) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1932). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collection of the South African Museum. 6-8. Families Fasciolariidae, Fissurellidae, Buccinidae. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 30: 157-169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40855798
page(s): 166, fig. 7. [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. Pp. 16-52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
additional source Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 249–320. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 267 [details]
page(s): 356 [details]
original description (of Fusus simonianus Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) Petit de la Saussaye, [S.]. (1852). Description de coquilles nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 3: 162-165, pl. 7., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15856673 [details]
original description (of Cominella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915) Bartsch, P. (1915). Report on the Turton Collection of South African marine mollusks, with additional notes on other South African shells contained in the United States National Museum. <em>Bulletin. United States National Museum.</em> 91: xii + 305 pp., 54 plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/32699
page(s): 48, pl. 3, fig. 7. [details]
original description (of Euthria multistriata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 54, pl. 12, sp. 405. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Glypteuthria solidissima Tomlin, 1932) Tomlin, J. R. le B. (1932). Reports on the marine Mollusca in the collection of the South African Museum. 6-8. Families Fasciolariidae, Fissurellidae, Buccinidae. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 30: 157-169., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40855798
page(s): 166, fig. 7. [details]
basis of record Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. Pp. 16-52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp. [details]
additional source Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Malachite Marketing and Media: Pretoria. Pp. 249–320. , available online at http://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001
page(s): 267 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | elongate whelk [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Afrocominella elongata (Dunker, 1857))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cominella elongata Dunker, 1857)
To Malacopics (Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay)
To Malacopics (Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay, at 100-120 m depth, collected 2004-07-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) South Africa, Western Cape, Agulhas Banks, by crayfish trap, at 120-200 m depth .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cominella alfredensis Holotype USNM 187019) (from synonym Cominella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Cominella elongata Dunker, 1857)
To Malacopics (Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay)
To Malacopics (Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay, at 100-120 m depth, collected 2004-07-00, ex coll. J. Trausel .)
To Malacopics (Afrocominella capensis simoniana (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) South Africa, Western Cape, Agulhas Banks, by crayfish trap, at 120-200 m depth .)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cominella alfredensis Holotype USNM 187019) (from synonym Cominella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915)
Unreviewed
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